KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded shares of Yext Inc (NYSE: YEXT), premised on five tailwinds it sees for the company. The firm sees a favorable risk-reward profile at five times 2018 EV/share.
As such, the firm upgraded shares of the company from Sector Weight to Overweight, with a $16 price...

In the technology and semiconductor space, Baird Equity Research issued a few notable updates Monday. It raised its estimates, ratings and price targets for Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD) and ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ: ON). The firm called Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) its top...

Evercore ISI on Monday outlined a pair trade in the biotech sector, with the firm upgrading shares of bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ: BLUE), while simultaneously downgrading those of Audentes Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: BOLD).
The firm upgraded shares of Bluebird from In-Line to Outperform, while it...

Analysts at Cowen turned more positive on Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN), noting that the stock now looks "more attractive." The firm's Thomas Champion upgraded Groupon's stock rating from Underperform to Market Perform with a price target boosted from $3.50 to $5.00.
Groupon's North American local...

Citigroup has identified a long/short pair trade in the offshore drilling sector as it previews third quarter results.
A pair trade is a strategy of taking opposing positions in two highly correlated instruments in a bid to mitigate risk.
Citi upgraded shares of Transocean LTD (NYSE: RIG)...

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI) shares are soaring Thursday after an upgrade by Wells Fargo.
The biopharma company's IPI-549 monotherapy data was selected for a "late-breaker" oral presentation at the Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer's annual meeting in November,...

Reviewing Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL)'s third quarter results, Imperial Capital upgraded shares of the airline and raised its price target, with the new price target implying 19 percent upside from current levels. The firm attributed the actions to higher unit revenues.
The firm upgraded...

Analysts at JPMorgan turned bullish on Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE: CP) as the company is expected to demonstrate accelerating sales growth among other headwinds over the coming years.
Analyst Brian Ossenbeck upgraded Canadian Pacific's TSX-listed stock rating from Neutral to...

On CNBC's "Power Lunch", Jefferies analyst Jeffrey Holford spoke about his upgrade of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ).
He upgraded the stock to Buy and he increased its price target to $157 from $145. Holford sees the acquisition of Actelion as important and he thinks it's going...

Wells Fargo upgraded Visa Inc (NYSE: V) to Outperform and increased the price target for the stock from $100 to $120. The firm has resumed coverage for American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) with an Outperform rating and a price target of $105.
Research analysts Donald Fandetti, Steven DeBartolo and...